raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:73263

Zygomycosis

Synonyms: Mucormycosis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare mycosis caused by ubiquitous, opportunistic fungi of the order Mucorales, characterized by tissue infarction and necrosis due to invasion of the vasculature by hyphae. The spectrum of clinical manifestations depends on the route of infection and includes rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, renal, and disseminated forms. The disease is usually rapidly progressive and associated with high mortality.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enZygomycosisMucormycosis
frZygomycoseMucormycose
deZygomykoseMukormykose
esZigomicosisMucormicosis
itZigomicosiMucormicosi
nlZygomycoseMucormycose
ptZigomicoseMucormicose
plMukormykozaMukormikoza
csZygomykózaMukormykóza
ukЗигомікозМукормікоз
zh接合菌病毛霉菌病
trZigomikozMukormikoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10B46.0BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B46.1BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B46.2BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B46.3BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B46.4BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B46.5BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B46.8BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B46.9BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F2CEspecificvalidated
MONDO0019136Evalidated
MeSHD020096Evalidated
UMLSC0043541Evalidated
GARD10224Evalidated
MedDRA10061418Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

76 annotations · validated 2020-04-21
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0012735Cough
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0012531Pain
HP:0000246Sinusitis
HP:0032162Unusual skin infection
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0008066Abnormal blistering of the skin
HP:0001291Abnormal cranial nerve morphology
HP:0045026Abnormal mediastinum morphology
HP:0011949Acute infectious pneumonia
HP:0032172Air crescent sign
HP:0100750Atelectasis
HP:0000622Blurred vision
HP:0100658Cellulitis
HP:0100749Chest pain
HP:0002583Colitis
HP:0032674Cutaneous wound
HP:0001875Decreased total neutrophil count
HP:0000819Diabetes mellitus
HP:0002014Diarrhea
HP:0004387Enterocolitis
HP:0100537Fasciitis
HP:0005263Gastritis
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0002248Hematemesis
HP:0004377Hematological neoplasm
HP:0002105Hemoptysis
HP:0032564Ileitis
HP:0002383Infectious encephalitis
HP:0001993Ketoacidosis
HP:0100721Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
HP:0001742Nasal congestion
HP:0002018Nausea
HP:0032177Parenchymal consolidation
HP:0100539Periorbital edema
HP:0000629Periorbital fullness
HP:0002202Pleural effusion
HP:0002107Pneumothorax
HP:0001622Premature birth
HP:0002113Pulmonary infiltrates
HP:0200039Pustule
HP:0031417Rhinorrhea
HP:0200035Skin plaque
HP:0032166Unusual gastrointestinal infection
HP:0000572Visual loss
HP:0002013Vomiting
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0004420Arterial thrombosis
HP:0030049Brain abscess
HP:0012375Chemosis
HP:0031369Colon perforation
HP:0004944Dilatation of the cerebral artery
HP:0000651Diplopia
HP:0100584Endocarditis
HP:0000421Epistaxis
HP:0000544External ophthalmoplegia
HP:0002239Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
HP:0002573Hematochezia
HP:0012115Hepatitis
HP:0020101Invasive fungal infection
HP:0007185Loss of consciousness
HP:0000265Mastoiditis
HP:0002249Melena
HP:0012819Myocarditis
HP:0000123Nephritis
HP:0002797Osteolysis
HP:0001733Pancreatitis
HP:0001701Pericarditis
HP:0002586Peritonitis
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
HP:0025326Retinal arterial occlusion
HP:0000541Retinal detachment
HP:0025059Splenic abscess
HP:0004418Thrombophlebitis

Annotation source: 17848885[PMID]_19754758[PMID]_16568297[PMID]

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Sources for this card